Bitnami package for Kube State Metrics

kube-state-metrics is a simple service that listens to the Kubernetes API server and generates metrics about the state of the objects.

Overview of Kube State Metrics

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TL;DR

helm install my-release oci://REGISTRY_NAME/REPOSITORY_NAME/kube-state-metrics

Note: You need to substitute the placeholders REGISTRY_NAME and REPOSITORY_NAME with a reference to your Helm chart registry and repository.

Introduction

This chart bootstraps kube-state-metrics on Kubernetes using the Helm package manager.

Bitnami charts can be used with Kubeapps for deployment and management of Helm Charts in clusters.

Prerequisites

  • Kubernetes 1.23+
  • Helm 3.8.0+

Installing the Chart

To install the chart with the release name my-release:

helm install my-release oci://REGISTRY_NAME/REPOSITORY_NAME/kube-state-metrics

Note: You need to substitute the placeholders REGISTRY_NAME and REPOSITORY_NAME with a reference to your Helm chart registry and repository. For example, in the case of Bitnami, you need to use REGISTRY_NAME=registry-1.docker.io and REPOSITORY_NAME=bitnamicharts.

The command deploys kube-state-metrics on the Kubernetes cluster in the default configuration. The configuration section lists the parameters that can be configured during installation.

Configuration and installation details

Resource requests and limits

Bitnami charts allow setting resource requests and limits for all containers inside the chart deployment. These are inside the resources value (check parameter table). Setting requests is essential for production workloads and these should be adapted to your specific use case.

To make this process easier, the chart contains the resourcesPreset values, which automatically sets the resources section according to different presets. Check these presets in the bitnami/common chart. However, in production workloads using resourcePreset is discouraged as it may not fully adapt to your specific needs. Find more information on container resource management in the official Kubernetes documentation.

Rolling vs Immutable tags

It is strongly recommended to use immutable tags in a production environment. This ensures your deployment does not change automatically if the same tag is updated with a different image.

Bitnami will release a new chart updating its containers if a new version of the main container, significant changes, or critical vulnerabilities exist.

Use Sidecars and Init Containers

If additional containers are needed in the same pod (such as additional metrics or logging exporters), they can be defined using the sidecars config parameter.

sidecars:
- name: your-image-name
  image: your-image
  imagePullPolicy: Always
  ports:
  - name: portname
    containerPort: 1234

If these sidecars export extra ports, extra port definitions can be added using the service.extraPorts parameter (where available), as shown in the example below:

service:
  extraPorts:
  - name: extraPort
    port: 11311
    targetPort: 11311

NOTE: This Helm chart already includes sidecar containers for the Prometheus exporters (where applicable). These can be activated by adding the --enable-metrics=true parameter at deployment time. The sidecars parameter should therefore only be used for any extra sidecar containers.

If additional init containers are needed in the same pod, they can be defined using the initContainers parameter. Here is an example:

initContainers:
  - name: your-image-name
    image: your-image
    imagePullPolicy: Always
    ports:
      - name: portname
        containerPort: 1234

Learn more about sidecar containers and init containers.

Set Pod affinity

This chart allows you to set custom Pod affinity using the affinity parameter. Find more information about Pod’s affinity in the Kubernetes documentation.

As an alternative, use one of the preset configurations for pod affinity, pod anti-affinity, and node affinity available at the bitnami/common chart. To do so, set the podAffinityPreset, podAntiAffinityPreset, or nodeAffinityPreset parameters.

Parameters

Global parameters

Name Description Value
global.imageRegistry Global Docker image registry ""
global.imagePullSecrets Global Docker registry secret names as an array []
global.compatibility.openshift.adaptSecurityContext Adapt the securityContext sections of the deployment to make them compatible with Openshift restricted-v2 SCC: remove runAsUser, runAsGroup and fsGroup and let the platform use their allowed default IDs. Possible values: auto (apply if the detected running cluster is Openshift), force (perform the adaptation always), disabled (do not perform adaptation) auto

Common parameters

Name Description Value
kubeVersion Force target Kubernetes version (using Helm capabilities if not set) ""
nameOverride String to partially override kube-state-metrics.name template with a string (will prepend the release name) ""
fullnameOverride String to fully override kube-state-metrics.fullname template with a string ""
namespaceOverride String to fully override common.names.namespace ""
commonLabels Add labels to all the deployed resources {}
commonAnnotations Add annotations to all the deployed resources {}
extraDeploy Array of extra objects to deploy with the release []
diagnosticMode.enabled Enable diagnostic mode (all probes will be disabled and the command will be overridden) false
diagnosticMode.command Command to override all containers in the the deployment(s)/statefulset(s) ["sleep"]
diagnosticMode.args Args to override all containers in the the deployment(s)/statefulset(s) ["infinity"]

kube-state-metrics parameters

Name Description Value
automountServiceAccountToken Mount Service Account token in pod true
hostAliases Add deployment host aliases []
rbac.create Whether to create & use RBAC resources or not true
rbac.pspEnabled Whether to create a PodSecurityPolicy and bound it with RBAC. WARNING: PodSecurityPolicy is deprecated in Kubernetes v1.21 or later, unavailable in v1.25 or later true
serviceAccount.create Specifies whether a ServiceAccount should be created true
serviceAccount.name Name of the service account to use. If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template. ""
serviceAccount.automountServiceAccountToken Automount service account token for the server service account false
serviceAccount.annotations Annotations for service account. Evaluated as a template. Only used if create is true. {}
image.registry kube-state-metrics image registry REGISTRY_NAME
image.repository kube-state-metrics image repository REPOSITORY_NAME/kube-state-metrics
image.digest kube-state-metrics image digest in the way sha256:aa…. Please note this parameter, if set, will override the tag ""
image.pullPolicy kube-state-metrics image pull policy IfNotPresent
image.pullSecrets Specify docker-registry secret names as an array []
extraArgs Additional command line arguments to pass to kube-state-metrics {}
command Override default container command (useful when using custom images) []
args Override default container args (useful when using custom images) []
lifecycleHooks for the kube-state-metrics container(s) to automate configuration before or after startup {}
extraEnvVars Array with extra environment variables to add to kube-state-metrics nodes []
extraEnvVarsCM Name of existing ConfigMap containing extra env vars for kube-state-metrics pod(s) ""
extraEnvVarsSecret Name of existing Secret containing extra env vars for kube-state-metrics pod(s) ""
extraVolumes Optionally specify extra list of additional volumes for the kube-state-metrics pod(s) []
extraVolumeMounts Optionally specify extra list of additional volumeMounts for the kube-state-metrics container(s) []
sidecars Add additional sidecar containers to the kube-state-metrics pod(s) []
initContainers Add additional init containers to the kube-state-metrics pod(s) []
pdb.create Enable/disable a Pod Disruption Budget creation true
pdb.minAvailable Minimum number/percentage of pods that should remain scheduled ""
pdb.maxUnavailable Maximum number/percentage of pods that may be made unavailable. Defaults to 1 if both pdb.minAvailable and pdb.maxUnavailable are empty. ""
namespaces Comma-separated list of namespaces to be enabled. Defaults to all namespaces. Evaluated as a template. ""
kubeResources.certificatesigningrequests Enable the certificatesigningrequests resource true
kubeResources.configmaps Enable the configmaps resource true
kubeResources.cronjobs Enable the cronjobs resource true
kubeResources.daemonsets Enable the daemonsets resource true
kubeResources.deployments Enable the deployments resource true
kubeResources.endpoints Enable the endpoints resource true
kubeResources.horizontalpodautoscalers Enable the horizontalpodautoscalers resource true
kubeResources.ingresses Enable the ingresses resource true
kubeResources.jobs Enable the jobs resource true
kubeResources.leases Enable the leases resource true
kubeResources.limitranges Enable the limitranges resource true
kubeResources.mutatingwebhookconfigurations Enable the mutatingwebhookconfigurations resource true
kubeResources.namespaces Enable the namespaces resource true
kubeResources.networkpolicies Enable the networkpolicies resource true
kubeResources.nodes Enable the nodes resource true
kubeResources.persistentvolumeclaims Enable the persistentvolumeclaims resource true
kubeResources.persistentvolumes Enable the persistentvolumes resource true
kubeResources.poddisruptionbudgets Enable the poddisruptionbudgets resource true
kubeResources.pods Enable the pods resource true
kubeResources.replicasets Enable the replicasets resource true
kubeResources.replicationcontrollers Enable the replicationcontrollers resource true
kubeResources.resourcequotas Enable the resourcequotas resource true
kubeResources.secrets Enable the secrets resource true
kubeResources.services Enable the services resource true
kubeResources.statefulsets Enable the statefulsets resource true
kubeResources.storageclasses Enable the storageclasses resource true
kubeResources.verticalpodautoscalers Enable the verticalpodautoscalers resource false
kubeResources.validatingwebhookconfigurations Enable the validatingwebhookconfigurations resource false
kubeResources.volumeattachments Enable the volumeattachments resource true
podSecurityContext.enabled Enabled kube-state-metrics pods’ Security Context true
podSecurityContext.fsGroupChangePolicy Set filesystem group change policy Always
podSecurityContext.sysctls Set kernel settings using the sysctl interface []
podSecurityContext.supplementalGroups Set filesystem extra groups []
podSecurityContext.fsGroup Set kube-state-metrics pod’s Security Context fsGroup 1001
containerSecurityContext.enabled Enabled containers’ Security Context true
containerSecurityContext.seLinuxOptions Set SELinux options in container {}
containerSecurityContext.runAsUser Set containers’ Security Context runAsUser 1001
containerSecurityContext.runAsGroup Set containers’ Security Context runAsGroup 1001
containerSecurityContext.runAsNonRoot Set container’s Security Context runAsNonRoot true
containerSecurityContext.privileged Set container’s Security Context privileged false
containerSecurityContext.readOnlyRootFilesystem Set container’s Security Context readOnlyRootFilesystem true
containerSecurityContext.allowPrivilegeEscalation Set container’s Security Context allowPrivilegeEscalation false
containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop List of capabilities to be dropped ["ALL"]
containerSecurityContext.seccompProfile.type Set container’s Security Context seccomp profile RuntimeDefault
containerPorts.http HTTP container port 8080
containerPorts.telemetry Telemetry container port 8081
networkPolicy.enabled Specifies whether a NetworkPolicy should be created true
networkPolicy.kubeAPIServerPorts List of possible endpoints to kube-apiserver (limit to your cluster settings to increase security) []
networkPolicy.allowExternal Don’t require server label for connections true
networkPolicy.allowExternalEgress Allow the pod to access any range of port and all destinations. true
networkPolicy.extraIngress Add extra ingress rules to the NetworkPolicy []
networkPolicy.extraEgress Add extra ingress rules to the NetworkPolicy []
networkPolicy.ingressNSMatchLabels Labels to match to allow traffic from other namespaces {}
networkPolicy.ingressNSPodMatchLabels Pod labels to match to allow traffic from other namespaces {}
service.type Kubernetes service type ClusterIP
service.ports.http kube-state-metrics service port 8080
service.nodePorts.http Specify the nodePort value for the LoadBalancer and NodePort service types. ""
service.clusterIP Specific cluster IP when service type is cluster IP. Use None for headless service ""
service.loadBalancerIP loadBalancerIP if service type is LoadBalancer ""
service.loadBalancerSourceRanges Address that are allowed when svc is LoadBalancer []
service.externalTrafficPolicy kube-state-metrics service external traffic policy Cluster
service.extraPorts Extra ports to expose (normally used with the sidecar value) []
service.annotations Additional annotations for kube-state-metrics service {}
service.labels Additional labels for kube-state-metrics service {}
service.sessionAffinity Session Affinity for Kubernetes service, can be “None” or “ClientIP” None
service.sessionAffinityConfig Additional settings for the sessionAffinity {}
hostNetwork Enable hostNetwork mode false
priorityClassName Priority class assigned to the Pods ""
schedulerName Name of the k8s scheduler (other than default) ""
terminationGracePeriodSeconds In seconds, time the given to the kube-state-metrics pod needs to terminate gracefully ""
topologySpreadConstraints Topology Spread Constraints for pod assignment []
resourcesPreset Set container resources according to one common preset (allowed values: none, nano, micro, small, medium, large, xlarge, 2xlarge). This is ignored if resources is set (resources is recommended for production). nano
resources Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads) {}
replicaCount Desired number of controller pods 1
podLabels Pod labels {}
podAnnotations Pod annotations {}
updateStrategy Allows setting of RollingUpdate strategy {}
minReadySeconds How many seconds a pod needs to be ready before killing the next, during update 0
podAffinityPreset Pod affinity preset. Ignored if affinity is set. Allowed values: soft or hard ""
podAntiAffinityPreset Pod anti-affinity preset. Ignored if affinity is set. Allowed values: soft or hard soft
nodeAffinityPreset.type Node affinity preset type. Ignored if affinity is set. Allowed values: soft or hard ""
nodeAffinityPreset.key Node label key to match. Ignored if affinity is set. ""
nodeAffinityPreset.values Node label values to match. Ignored if affinity is set. []
affinity Affinity for pod assignment {}
nodeSelector Node labels for pod assignment {}
tolerations Tolerations for pod assignment []
livenessProbe.enabled Turn on and off liveness probe true
livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds Delay before liveness probe is initiated 120
livenessProbe.periodSeconds How often to perform the probe 10
livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds When the probe times out 5
livenessProbe.failureThreshold Minimum consecutive failures for the probe 6
livenessProbe.successThreshold Minimum consecutive successes for the probe 1
readinessProbe.enabled Turn on and off readiness probe true
readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds Delay before readiness probe is initiated 30
readinessProbe.periodSeconds How often to perform the probe 10
readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds When the probe times out 5
readinessProbe.failureThreshold Minimum consecutive failures for the probe 6
readinessProbe.successThreshold Minimum consecutive successes for the probe 1
startupProbe.enabled Turn on and off startup probe false
startupProbe.initialDelaySeconds Delay before startup probe is initiated 30
startupProbe.periodSeconds How often to perform the probe 10
startupProbe.timeoutSeconds When the probe times out 5
startupProbe.failureThreshold Minimum consecutive failures for the probe 6
startupProbe.successThreshold Minimum consecutive successes for the probe 1
customStartupProbe Custom liveness probe for the Web component {}
customLivenessProbe Custom liveness probe for the Web component {}
customReadinessProbe Custom readiness probe for the Web component {}
serviceMonitor.enabled Creates a ServiceMonitor to monitor kube-state-metrics false
serviceMonitor.namespace Namespace in which Prometheus is running ""
serviceMonitor.jobLabel The name of the label on the target service to use as the job name in prometheus. ""
serviceMonitor.interval Scrape interval (use by default, falling back to Prometheus’ default) ""
serviceMonitor.scrapeTimeout Timeout after which the scrape is ended ""
serviceMonitor.selector ServiceMonitor selector labels {}
serviceMonitor.honorLabels Honor metrics labels false
serviceMonitor.relabelings ServiceMonitor relabelings []
serviceMonitor.metricRelabelings ServiceMonitor metricRelabelings []
serviceMonitor.labels Extra labels for the ServiceMonitor {}
serviceMonitor.extraParameters Any extra parameter to be added to the endpoint configured in the ServiceMonitor {}
serviceMonitor.sampleLimit Per-scrape limit on number of scraped samples that will be accepted. ""
selfMonitor.enabled Creates a selfMonitor to monitor kube-state-metrics itself false
selfMonitor.telemetryNodePort Kube-state-metrics Node Port ""

Specify each parameter using the --set key=value[,key=value] argument to helm install. For example the following command sets the replicas of the kube-state-metrics Pods to 2.

helm install my-release --set replicas=2 oci://REGISTRY_NAME/REPOSITORY_NAME/kube-state-metrics

Note: You need to substitute the placeholders REGISTRY_NAME and REPOSITORY_NAME with a reference to your Helm chart registry and repository. For example, in the case of Bitnami, you need to use REGISTRY_NAME=registry-1.docker.io and REPOSITORY_NAME=bitnamicharts.

Alternatively, a YAML file that specifies the values for the parameters can be provided while installing the chart. For example,

helm install my-release -f values.yaml oci://REGISTRY_NAME/REPOSITORY_NAME/kube-state-metrics

Note: You need to substitute the placeholders REGISTRY_NAME and REPOSITORY_NAME with a reference to your Helm chart registry and repository. For example, in the case of Bitnami, you need to use REGISTRY_NAME=registry-1.docker.io and REPOSITORY_NAME=bitnamicharts. Tip: You can use the default values.yaml

Troubleshooting

Find more information about how to deal with common errors related to Bitnami’s Helm charts in this troubleshooting guide.

Upgrading

helm upgrade my-release oci://REGISTRY_NAME/REPOSITORY_NAME/kube-state-metrics

Note: You need to substitute the placeholders REGISTRY_NAME and REPOSITORY_NAME with a reference to your Helm chart registry and repository. For example, in the case of Bitnami, you need to use REGISTRY_NAME=registry-1.docker.io and REPOSITORY_NAME=bitnamicharts.

To 4.0.0

This major bump changes the following security defaults:

  • runAsGroup is changed from 0 to 1001
  • readOnlyRootFilesystem is set to true
  • resourcesPreset is changed from none to the minimum size working in our test suites (NOTE: resourcesPreset is not meant for production usage, but resources adapted to your use case).
  • global.compatibility.openshift.adaptSecurityContext is changed from disabled to auto.

This could potentially break any customization or init scripts used in your deployment. If this is the case, change the default values to the previous ones.

To 3.0.0

This major release renames several values in this chart and adds missing features, in order to be aligned with the rest of the assets in the Bitnami charts repository.

Affected values:

  • service.port was renamed as service.ports.metrics.
  • service.nodePort was renamed as service.nodePorts.metrics.
  • securityContext was split in podSecurityContext and containerSecurityContext.
  • Removed unused value rbac.apiVersion.

To 2.0.0

This version updates kube-state-metrics to its new major, 2.0.0. There have been some value’s name changes to acommodate to the naming used in 2.0.0:

  • .Values.namespace -> .Values.namespaces
  • .Values.collectors -> .Values.kubeResources

For more information, please refer to kube-state-metrics 2 release notes.

To 1.1.0

This version introduces bitnami/common, a library chart as a dependency. More documentation about this new utility could be found here. Please, make sure that you have updated the chart dependencies before executing any upgrade.

To 1.0.0

On November 13, 2020, Helm v2 support formally ended. This major version is the result of the required changes applied to the Helm Chart to be able to incorporate the different features added in Helm v3 and to be consistent with the Helm project itself regarding the Helm v2 EOL.

License

Copyright © 2024 Broadcom. The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

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